What is "nilus"

Nilus may refer to:

• Nilus (mythology), a Greek god, the a son of Oceanus and Tethys, the god of the Nile River
• Saint Nilus (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nilus Cabasilas (14th century), bishop of Thessalonika
• Nil Sorsky or Nilus of Sora (c. 1433–1508), Russian saint and Orthodox theologian
• Sergei Nilus (1862–1929), Russian religious writer, self-described mystic, publisher of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
• Pyotr Nilus (1869–1943), Russian painter and writer
• Nilus the Sandman, main character of the eponymous children's television show Nilus the Sandman (1996–1998) and its three precursor TV specials (airing in 1991, 1994, and 1995)
• Nilus the Sandman: The Boy Who Dreamed Christmas, a 1991 Christmas TV special featuring the character Nilus the Sandman in his first appearance
• Nilus (comics), an Italian comic strip
• Nilus (spider) a spider genus ( Pisauridae)

Nilus , in Greek mythology, was the son of Oceanus and Tethys. He represented the god of the Nile river itself and was father to several children. Of these included Memphis (mother of Libya by Epaphus a king of Egypt), as well as a son named Nilus Ankhmemiphis (the father of Anchinoe and Telephassa).

His granddaughter Libya in turn became mother to Belus and Agenor. These sons then married (presumably) younger daughters of his son Nilus named Anchiroe and Telephassa respectively. His other children include: Chione, Anippe, and (possibly) Caliadne and Polyxo. Representing the Nile, Nilus's overall importance in Greek mythology is very small. Had he been an Egyptian god his importance would have been much greater.

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Nilus is an Italian comic strip created by Agostino and Franco Origone. It is considered among the most famous and successful comic strips even created in Italy.

Nilus was created in 1976 for the magazine Il Mago, then it was published in many newspapers, magazines and collector books. In 1979 the comic book Nilus - tutti gli uomini del faraone (literally "Nilus, All the Pharaon's Men") won the Dattero d'oro at the International Festival of the Humor of Bordighera.

The comic strip is set in ancient Egypt, and satirically parodies the modern society, showing a dull and fat pharaoh struggling with modern problems such as fiscal instability, inflation, unemployment, energy crisis.